Jharkhand's Sapna Won Bronze Medal in Federation Cup Athletics | 19 May 2023

Why in News?

According to information received from the media on May 17, 2023, Sapna Kumari of the state has won a bronze medal in 100 meter hurdles in the ongoing Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championship at Morabadi Football Stadium, Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Key Points

• Sapna won the medal by crossing the 100 meters hurdles in 13.58 seconds. The gold medal of this competition was won by Jyothi of Andhra Pradesh (12.89 seconds) and the silver medal won by Tamil Nadu's R. Nitya (13.44 sec).
• Significantly, a day earlier, Florence Barla had given Jharkhand a bronze medal in the 400 meter race.
• Commonwealth Games gold medalist Rupa Rani Tirkey presented medals to the winners in this championship.